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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao talks with the media following the Blue Demons 101-69 victory over Georgetown on March 6. The Blue Demons have another chance to end the season on a high note after a disappointing finish to the season with losses to Creighton and St. John's.

DePaul, Leitao negotiate multi-year contract extension through 2023-24 season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief September 12, 2019

DePaul University and men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao are in negotiations over a multi-year extension that would keep Leitao at the program until the end of the 2023-2024 season, per school release...

Big East conference logo displayed in place of the DePaul Athletics logo underneath the jumbotron for the Big East Championship at Wintrust Arena.

DePaul men’s basketball schedule 2019-20 season

September 5, 2019

Oct. 29: Marian (Exhibition) TBA Nov. 5: Alcorn State 8:00 P.M. Nov. 6: Chicago 7:30 P.M. Nov. 8: Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 P.M. Nov. 11: at Iowa 7:00 P.M. Nov. 16: Cornell 12:00 P.M. Nov....

Three DePaul women's tennis players celebrate together after winning the Big East Tournament on April 22 in South Carolina. DePaul defeated Xavier 4-3 in the finals.

Women’s tennis overcome hurdles to win Big East Tournament

Joshua Gurevich, Assistant Sports Editor April 29, 2019

The DePaul Women’s tennis team has had a tumultuous season filled with injuries and close calls. The Blue Demons have had stretches where they were unable to have a full team fit to play some of their...

DePaul senior Harry Hilling and Loyola Connor Stevenson go up for a header in their game at Wish Field on Sep. 18, 2018. The Blue Demons lost that game 1-0 in overtime.

DePaul men’s soccer use spring to gear up for fall season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief April 22, 2019

Being able to play in noncompetitive games that don’t matter if your team wins or loses is pretty much nonexistent in today’s sports landscape. What’s even more uncommon is being able to play games...

Sophomore pitcher Natalie Halvorson winds up for a pitch during DePaul's Feb. 9 game against Green Bay at the Total Control Sports Invitational. Halvorson leads the team both in wins and in ERA so far this season, with a record of 13-5 and an ERA of 3.41. (Jonathan Aguilar | The DePaulia)

Bases-loaded jam leads to nine-year relationship for DePaul duo

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor April 8, 2019

DePaul’s associate head softball coach Joe Yegge’s first memory of Natalie Halvorson was when she was at the state tournament in eighth grade. “She came in bases loaded to pitch against Kendyl Lindaman,...

Lessons learned for DePaul in first 100 games of new Big East

Lessons learned for DePaul in first 100 games of new Big East

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor February 11, 2019

Villanova’s overtime win against Creighton Wednesday night not only helped the Wildcats open up a two-game lead atop the Big East standings, but also meant each team had played 100 games in the Big East...

The turnstile attendance for the home opener against Bethune Cookman on Nov. 7 was just 1,018. DePaul won the game 80-58.

If you build it, they still might not come

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2019

There are certainly a lot of questions worth asking about Wintrust Arena, even if few of them have very clear answers. But one thing that is clear is this: the arena itself is pretty awesome. With...

DePaul assistant coaches Tim Anderson and Shane Heirman sit next to DePaul head coach Dave Leitao.

New testimony in NCAA trial hits another DePaul men’s basketball coach

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2018

As the trial continues surrounding the NCAA’s corruption scandal, Brian Bowen Sr., the father of former five-star recruit Brian Bowen II, made new allegations about DePaul assistant men’s basketball...

Shane Heirman

DePaul assistant Shane Heirman named in NCAA corruption trial

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2018

The FBI’s sweeping investigation into bribery and corruption in college basketball hit the courtroom this week, featuring testimony on Thursday from Brian Bowen Sr., the father of former five-star recruit...

Credit: DePaul Athletics

Pitino, DePaul comment on text message suggesting payment to recruit

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief August 2, 2018

After news broke this morning that former University of Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino said DePaul offered five-star 2017 recruit Brian Bowen $200,000 to sign with the Blue Demons in a text...

Text found in court records claims DePaul offered $200,000 to five-star recruit

Text found in court records claims DePaul offered $200,000 to five-star recruit

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief August 2, 2018

Former University of Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino said he knew DePaul offered to pay prospect Brian Bowen $200,000 to play at DePaul, a violation of NCAA rules, court documents show. “Coach...

Head Coach Eugene Lenti, pictured here during the Big East Championship, led the Blue Demons to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time in his tenure with the program.

Lenti makes sudden exit after more than 30 years

Shane Rene and Benjamin Conboy June 13, 2018

The long and celebrated career of DePaul softball head coach Eugene Lenti — the brother of Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto — came to a sudden end over the weekend, according to sources close...

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